The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-06
General Markets.

CHICAGO, May 5--Whcdr opened strong and
bullish this morning, but about the only
thing that showed any particular firnn.-,s.
June opened at si3sc, and sold to avssc within
hfteen minutes. June corn opened at +ii. and
eased back to :ss5sc. During the morning. W hen
kershaw WAS an active buyer large number
of shorts came in and helped the bulge along
by buying June and July.
The bail element. VIII III IL now clearly in the
majority nave untII recently been talking
Sll5 for wheat some time in th. future, al
least IA near On the present crop. To-day IL
was given out that they had thrown on ) cents
from this estimate making the price. an e, EN-
SLID One OF them WAS asked to-day what ht.
expected would make these prices. The reply
WAS;
This legitimate demand from exporters pur-
chastss Tor investment and general domestic.
use that ~, the milling interests. There will
also bs times when the shorts will want it, a.
they did to-day"
Outsiders, it is believed, are responsible in
part for the present firInn.~s. or rather the.
strength now pre-, Hiling IL in sympathy with
this tone existing in other markets. Duluth.
for instance. made AN advance OF I1.c sine,
yesterday. tlearunets at s.abani ports yes
tertiay were not quite up To- expectations, but
the export demand il good and promises To-
continue. After selling at sJ1sc, June declined
To SIC. later recovered to the former figures
and went on again heavy Io..aI selling raj
lied again to s'lsc.- AMI closed nj outsnI.
figures.
Corn was molerntely active. with thu, feeling
quite weak early, hut afterwari il ruled steal
Ter IL was rumore,i early that the Western
roads were going to reduce mites, and this
created "A general desire among q he local opera
tors 10 sell As the report wis not confirmed
the feeling became stesieiier.
H.
tiuences and favorable crop reports Mess Pork
Was nominally unchanged Lard II IittI..
stronger early, but gradually settled back aud
closed about the same IA yesterday. short
ribs closed little higher.
Cash quotations were: Flourqmet, unchanged.
No. sSpring Wheat, s'l-a sSSis: No. : red -sI.c
No. Corn, ssg:ss1s; No Oats. his Mess PORK
s.30 Lard, S6s,A- Short Rib sides do.,-..l
Short clear sides boxed s..ssI ~ Whisky.
81 = The leading futures elossd:
Wheat-May. sJss. June, Slls: July, s4sZ
COrn-May, 3s1sc: June $3.50 July 4IL,,.
Oats May, 2'5s; June, SIS; July, ss&s- PORK
June, ssa5; july. sos. short Xii Riie Mayy.
s'.a.; June. 500, July, S.-6'ls-
NEW YORK. May 5--Southern Flour quiet
to choice do" sai TO- l,os XVI What ad;a E.-i
1x.ss.c; closing hrrnmNo Z red May. .'s. s.5's;
closing tirm-No. 2, May, +s,b4sI4: June, 81.
4t.sl4. Oats a shade brfter-No. : May, 3aLs:
quiet and 1nehanae COTE "a io 'i frm
at ie'4 options fairly active and higher: M.
July, sl53i1l5%5 Sugar steady; refined firm
and in fair deman.EC. +sstt4ls: OF A, JsI5I-:
and crushed. i-Ieasts p6Sdersi' '' So ,. ::
granulated. ll-l6stJ,4: Cubas, 57-05 li-io.
seed oil o." nr GHet Fiss fnT r Srn
kosin quiet at sl.,irdLgI.. Turpentine dull
at :ssts1sls; Hides quiet but steady. VOL quiet
ed, I+eI-34: Texas, aa.s. Pork NOR. ACTIVE. ana
tirn-mess. sla.a q Id for old; sld;GaI. for
Hams steady. fierce Beef quiet extra
India 66t,D- cut Meats firm-pickle,i bellies.
sSsaL.te; picked shoulders. +s,Gs. Msile- dull
and nominal Lard j1J5 points higher and
fairly sctve-we>tern steam, SHY: June.
Ss.1ssI .-2s july. :. .Il=G.-:s- Freiyht- steady.
NEW ORLEANS, May s. Coffee qmet ami
nrm-cargOes and common 10 prime. lJel l.
Rice sseady-Louisana ordinary Ia prime. :Si-EJ
AZ Cotton Seed products dull and nominal
prime crude oil, - offered: summer yellow oil.
SlxG.S; cake and meal, S1ss-J-z5 per long
ton Sugar in good demand full prices
Louisiana open kettle. good fair to prime. ~
sJ5; good common To fair. &1~G+t. louisiana I
on white. 5lS.{I9 s-l6: prime yell
low clarified I'D. seconds. +Isd4i.. MoIas-.->
steady-Louisiana centrifugal. strictly prime
al.
S3-5sl3. 20; fancy. $lssI4 -06. Wheat strong
No. red. s$doS. Corn strong-No. mixed.
E5ls- Oats firmer and in good demand-No. =
mi xed. 5slSdLS. Whisky active bur lower AT
2 %. Hogs weak-commOn and light. a. II /
GE-5-3e packing and butchers, s4.ssL5:Sl Pork /
unchanged
ST. LOUIS. May Flour very firm and mac /
i've. Wheat higher-No. cash, sJL.: Nav /
s4lsfiS5l4: June, e4ssIlsSs. Corn firm and high
er-cash. 3i0:s.: My, aasd3 6s4 bid. Oats urn 4
cash, ssi4: May. Oats rrm-eash. esI.: I
May. ga bid Whisky steady at $l-l3 Pro 4
visions very dull
WILMINGTON. May 5.-rurpentine quiet AT
p Resin steady strained sic good strained.
hard, SLID. yellow dip and virgin. Ss-1.
SAVANNAH, April s-Turpentine firm AT
q: sales. lO barrels Resin steady AT slG.ll